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Equation of line in Straight lines
Question

Consider the family of lines  xy6+λ2x+y+3=0 and  x+2y4+μ3x2y4=0 . If the lines of these two families intersect at right angles to each other, then the locus of their point of intersection is a circle with radius 

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Solution

If all the lines of  L1+λL2=0 are intersecting the lines of L3+μL4=0  in right angle, then the locus of the point of intersection is a circle, whose diameter end points are points of intersections of both family of lines. 
The point of intersection of the lines xy6=0,  2x+y+3=0  is  1,5 and the point of intersection of the lines  x+2y4=0,3x2y4=0  is  2,1
Therefore, the radius of the locus of point of intersection is half of the distance between the points 1,5  and   2,1
Hence, the radius . r=12212+512=3.04

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